Specialty Crops

Specialty Crops

Specialty crops are defined as “fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, horticulture, and nursery crops (including floriculture).” Eligible plants must be cultivated or managed and used by people for human consumption.

They will be inducted Mar. 8th at FL Southern College during the Citrus Celebration Luncheon. We look forward to congratulating these FL citrus leaders. To learn more visit: http://floridacitrushalloffame.com

Thank you NAU Country for providing an in depth update and training for our next crop insurance year. Thank you Westgate River Ranch for hosting our annual training meeting. As always, it was a phenomenal experience

At Stallings Crop Insurance, we are a proud sponsor of the 2019 Florida Agriculture Hall of Fame Annual Banquet and Ceremony. The event takes place on February 12, 2019 at the Florida State Fairgrounds. Congratulations to the 2019 inductees. Florida Agriculture Hall of Fame

News

March 8, 2019 Florida Department of Citrus BARTOW, Fla. – Florida Orange production was projected to hold steady with previous estimates while Florida Grapefruit production dipped slightly in the March U.S. Department of Agriculture crop forecast. Both figures remain well above 2017-18 season levels. To Read More https://www.floridacitrus.org/newsroom/news/florida-orange-crop-holds-steady-grapefruit-down-slightly/

The official numbers for the November/December Rainfall index have been released. If there are any questions please contact us. For our current policy holders, counties and grids with an active interval during the November/December Interval are linked below. Nov-Dec 18 Interval Numbers

Florida suffered major crop losses as a result of hurricane Irma in September of 2017. In response to these major losses the USDA, working directly with the Florida Department of Agriculture, created two disaster relief programs to aide in the recovery of the Florida agricultural industry. The first program known as W.H.I.P is available to …

The 2017 Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program (2017 WHIP) is providing disaster payments to agricultural producers to offset losses from hurricanes and wildfires during 2017. The funds – up to $2.36 billion – are available through the new program. 2017 was a historic year for natural disasters, and Congress appropriated more than $3 billion in …

You only have a few weeks left to take advantage of the new Whole-Farm Revenue Protection Policy recently released by the USDA. It is long overdue for a crop insurance product to accommodate practically all commercial growers, farmers, and ranchers. The 2014 Farm Bill mandates a whole-farm crop insurance policy option, making this program available to …

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